Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 25 The Turn of the Century
1999 was destined to be an extraordinary year. Before the Millennium Eve, there were all kinds of rumors, such as the YK bug, the chaos of the century, and the end of the world... People on the streets were talking about it, making many people panic.

As the two centuries approach the intersection, students at the school never tire of discussing this topic.

However, this cannot completely conceal the popularity brought by Chen Linfeng's novels.

It took only half a month for the new book to be distributed to this small county town in the inland area.

As local people, everyone gave their full support.

According to the statistics of Mengya Publishing House, the two places with the highest sales in the northern market are Yanjing and Zhongyuan Province.

Yanjing is the capital of a country with many wealthy people, so it is reasonable that the sales volume is high.

The high sales volume in Zhongyuan Province is simply due to the genuine support of our family members.

Zhongyuan Province has rarely had a glorious time in modern times. Now, it has finally produced a decent writer. Most people who have the habit of reading will buy a book to support him.

Not only that, the Henan University newspaper in the same province often reprinted or published reports that were favorable to Chen Linfeng, which made his fellow townsmen have a favorable impression of him.

The book "Book of Life and Death" also spread among the students.

Every class in Dengfeng No. 6 Middle School had several copies, and everyone passed them around to read.

Because some students were peeking at the books in class, several books were confiscated from the teachers of each class.

Of course, the teachers would not miss the opportunity to criticize the idle books they received and would read them privately.

It was just a short time since they had finished reading the novel, and Chen Linfeng happened to come back, so they all surrounded him and asked him questions.

Zhao Yuming grabbed Chen Linfeng's head and shook it vigorously, "We are all human beings, why do you have so many ideas in your head?"

Chen Linfeng did not resist and let him wander around, waiting for their enthusiasm to pass.

"Chen Linfeng, why did you write Li Zhi to death? You are so cruel!"

A classmate from the next class also came over to join in the fun. He had been feeling unhappy after reading the novel. His classmates all had a great deal of resentment towards Chen Linfeng for having written the protagonist to death.

As a representative, he came to convey the collective will.

"You need to apologize to the masses!"

"That's right, I've been waiting to see how Li Zhi would catch the villain, but in the end they both died." This is the class study committee member.

"Li Zhi is so smart, can't he think of another way to defeat the villain?" Chen Linfeng's desk mate also joined the battlefield.

Zhao Yuming was unhappy. "Shencai Ye is the smartest, okay? Didn't you see how he cleared his suspicion after being suspected by the police?"

"That's right. If I hadn't expected Li Zhi to gamble with his life, Ye Shen would have killed them all sooner or later."

My classmates sneered and were too lazy to argue with people who couldn't tell right from wrong.

The other students couldn't stand hearing this and immediately refuted it.

Then some people who supported Ye Shen also joined the debate.

Chen Linfeng listened happily on the side.

This is the best feedback for him!

The students loved this book!

Moreover, there is no one-sided phenomenon of liking Ye Shen.

He wrote from a dual perspective so that most readers would not think that Ye Shen was also righteous.

In this way, the work will not be banned like in the previous life.

Everyone saw that, just like the previous times, no conclusion could be reached through discussion.

So they all turned to look at the original author and asked him to be the judge.

When Chen Linfeng saw that the criticism was directed at him, he was dumbfounded.

He rolled his eyes. "I'm just a novelist. I don't know shit about the original novel. Li Zhi and Ye Shen are both dead. How would I know who is smarter between them?"

Of course, no one accepted such a judgment and continued to ask him for an explanation.

At this time, the Chinese teacher walked into the classroom.

Chen Linfeng seemed to have seen a savior, and pointed at the teacher and said, "The class will start soon, stop asking questions, it's time to go back."

Unexpectedly, the teacher asked with interest, "I have been listening to your discussion for a long time, so who is better between the two of them?"

The whole class burst into laughter.

In the past few months, when the crew had nothing to do, Chen Linfeng also took the time to write a few short stories.

He slightly changed the story of the Resident Evil movie, removed the game-related settings, and changed the zombies into the type in "World War Z".

In addition, he also began to try to write about love themes such as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". Towards the end of the month, Chen's mother learned that Shi Xiaolong would continue to film with the crew, and her husband was still busy with the crew at the Wuxi Film and Television Base.

She and Chen Linfeng discussed going to visit the father and son for a few days on New Year's Day so that the family could get together to celebrate the holiday.

Of course Chen Linfeng agreed.

He heard that Shenhai was holding a large-scale New Year's Eve event, so he suggested that the whole family celebrate the New Year together in Shanghai.

That place is very close to Wuxi, and Shi Xiaolong is also quite close to Shenhai from Foshan.

So the plan was set.

Shen Hai, Chen Linfeng and his mother arrived two days in advance, and Chen's father and Shi Xiaolong reunited with them yesterday.

As soon as Shi Xiaolong met him, he punched him right away.

"You're really popular this year. I see you in the newspaper every day."

Chen Linfeng defended himself instinctively.

"Stop it, both of you." Wang Yanping stopped them.

"Xiaofeng, how much money can you make from a book now?" Shi Xiaolong asked curiously.

"I charge 20 yuan for each book, and I have sold about one million copies so far. I get 10% of the money for each book, and you can calculate the rest yourself."

Shi Xiaolong counted on his fingers for a long time, "Wow, you can get 20 for just one novel!"

Chen Linfeng said unhappily, "It's 200 million. Brother Long, your math was taught by your physical education teacher, right?"

Shi Xiaolong ignored his brother's slander and focused only on the number he had just heard.

"Two million. I've been working for so many years, but I don't have that much money!"

"It's not in my hands. It's all in my father's hands." Chen Linfeng secretly said.

Chen's mother slapped him on the head and said, "What's the point of a kid taking so much money? I'll give it to you when you grow up."

Of course Chen Linfeng knew that at his current age, it was wishful thinking for him to want to manage money.

He doesn't care about the money, he just wants to loosen up the soil on a daily basis. If he talks about it many times, one day he might agree to let him manage the money.

1999 12 Month 31 Day.

In the morning, the family spent the day in Shenhai.

Hearing that there would be a parade on Zhongshan East Road in the evening and that fireworks would be set off over the sea on the Bund at midnight, Chen Linfeng and his family of four decided to join in the fun.

By the evening, the streets were already crowded with people.

The family drove to a place 2 kilometers away when traffic was restricted. Many of the people in their group were also there to participate in the event.

After getting off the bus, Chen Shantong held Shi Xiaolong, and Wang Yanping held Chen Linfeng to prevent them from getting separated.

As more and more people arrived at Zhongshan East Road, what he saw was shocking. As far as he could remember, he had never seen so many people gathered on one street.

Every street radiating from Zhongshan Road is also crowded with people.

The roadside shops were packed with people. Chen Linfeng and his friends waited in a long line, had their meal at a restaurant, and then continued on their way towards the Bund.

There is a huge countdown sign at the intersection, and some people stop here, waiting to participate in the countdown event for the new millennium.

They continued to move forward, this time almost step by step. Chen Linfeng was short and could not see the direction clearly, so he could only hold his mother's hand tightly.

When we reached the point where we could see the Bund, we couldn’t walk any further.

The neon lights of the surrounding buildings cast a hazy glow.

Maybe it was because he was a little dizzy from being squeezed, but in this noisy occasion, Chen Linfeng felt extremely calm inside. For a moment, he doubted whether he was really reborn.

It’s all because of the recent news!
There were all kinds of terrifying rumors, which made him suspicious.

I do not know how long it has been.

Everyone suddenly started counting down in unison, and Chen Linfeng also shouted excitedly.

15
14
13
……

3
2
1
As the last count was completed, fireworks rose up all around and the word "1" lit up on the oil tanker on the river.

The crowd cheered and welcomed the arrival of the millennium.

Chen Linfeng silently greeted the future.

In the 21st century, here I am again.

(End of this chapter)